Chips Are Down (IRE)
Chips Are Down (IRE) is 2 from 15. Hasn't won since Aug 2012. Last raced off 54, 24lb below the career-high mark.
- 2–15Wins / Runs
- 13.3%Strike rate
- 4 (26.7%)Placed
- −8.50£1 level staken=15 at SP
- 1.07Fair A/E n=15 · 0.88 incl. margin
- 78Highest OR
- 116dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed —
How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 1 figure from 1 run · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast
Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.
Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 1,585 runs since Jan 2008 (101 horses).
Strongest on standard (aw) going: 12.3% from 618. Weakest on good to firm going: 5.2% from 248.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 25 | 6 | 24% | +14.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 248 | 13 | 5.2% | −3.9 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 284 | 15 | 5.3% | −3.8 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 121 | 12 | 9.9% | +0.8 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 213 | 14 | 6.6% | −2.5 | 0 from 4 |
| Heavy | 76 | 8 | 10.5% | +1.4 | 2 from 7 |
| Standard (AW) | 618 | 76 | 12.3% | +3.2 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 138 | 15 | 10.9% | +1.8 | 0 from 1 |
| 6f – 7f | 610 | 55 | 9% | −0.1 | 2 from 14 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 399 | 39 | 9.8% | +0.7 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 253 | 21 | 8.3% | −0.8 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 154 | 13 | 8.4% | −0.7 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 28 | 1 | 3.6% | −5.5 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −9.1 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −9.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 20 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Bring Sweets (IRE) (2 wins).
The wins came over 1m4f–2m; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Bring Sweets (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bring Sweets (IRE) | 37 | 2 | 1m4f–2m | Class 5 |
| Miss Merkel (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Healthy Habits (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 7 | 2 | 29% | −0.50 |
| Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curragh | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.50 |
| Tipperary | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Sligo | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.00 |
| Cork | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Galway | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 14 | 2 | 14% | −7.50 |
| Under 6f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Carroll | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Conor Hoban | 4 | 2 | 50% | +2.50 |
| Pat Smullen | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Declan McDonogh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 8 | 2 | 25% | −1.50 |
| Tongue tie | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2012 | 8 | 2 | 25% | −1.50 |
Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.
Form
Quick answers
- How many races has Chips Are Down (IRE) won?
- Chips Are Down (IRE) won 2 of 15 archived starts between 2012 and 2016, a strike rate of 13.3%. Placed 4 times in total (26.7% of starts).
- Who trained Chips Are Down (IRE)?
- Chips Are Down (IRE) was trained by Michael Mulvany on the most recent run on record, at Curragh on 22 September 2016.
- Who is Chips Are Down (IRE)'s sire?
- Chips Are Down (IRE) is by Ad Valorem (USA) out of Missperon (IRE), whose sire is Orpen.
- What going does Chips Are Down (IRE) prefer?
- Chips Are Down (IRE) has the best record on heavy going: 2 wins from 7 starts (28.6%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Chips Are Down (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 54, from the run on 22 September 2016. The highest on record is 78.
- What is Chips Are Down (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Ad Valorem (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 1,585 runs since Jan 2008 (101 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 12.3% from 618. Weakest on good to firm going: 5.2% from 248.
- Who are Chips Are Down (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Missperon (IRE), Chips Are Down (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Bring Sweets (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Bring Sweets (IRE)). The wins came over 1m4f–2m. As at Oct 2026.